Housekeeper hides during burglary

Chula Vista  A housekeeper locked herself into a bathroom and called police while one or more burglars broke into a Chula Vista home Wednesday, police said.

The frightened woman called the homeowners in Mexico first, then police about 3:10 p.m., Chula Vista police Capt. Gary Wedge said Thursday.

Officers got there minutes later and searched the house on Delphina Avenue, but found no intruders. They let the housekeeper know it was safe to come out.

She told them at least one male prowler, described only as tall, of medium build, and wearing a gray shirt and black shorts, rang the doorbell and kicked the front door. She didn’t answer the door, but then she heard a kitchen window being opened and someone entering, Wedge said.

The woman hid in the bathroom while she made the phone calls. Wedge had no information about whether anything was stolen.